Sameneka Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Sameneka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 33 | 1:480,301 | 21,871 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sameneka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameneka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sameneka is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameneka? popularity and diffusion
Sameneka is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Sameneka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sameneka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 480,301. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamenekha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Samaneka | 88 | 594 | / |
| Samoneka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shemeneka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamenakha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semeneko | 75 | 192 | / |
| Semenaka | 75 | 120 | / |
| Saminaka | 75 | 48 | / |
| Zamoneka | 75 | 21 | / |
| Samoneko | 75 | 16 | / |
| Semeneca | 75 | 8 | / |
| Semenyka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Semoneka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samanika | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samanaka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Semenika | 75 | 3 | / |
| Samenica | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semenakha | 71 | 51 | / |
| Semenykha | 71 | 18 | / |
| Semenikha | 71 | 18 | / |
| Zemenecka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somenekie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szemieniecka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shaminikha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saiminikas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samanakaai | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sameneka
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